the northeast region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): 青森県 (Aomori-ken), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), 宮城県 (Miyagi-ken), 福島県 (Fukushima-ken), 山形県 (Yamagata-ken), 秋田県 (Akita-ken).

a prefecture in 東北 (Tōhoku) region of Japan; its capital city is 盛岡 (Morioka)

hometown, the place one comes from / the school from which one graduated / the group or organization from which one comes

a place name, such as that of Iwate Prefecture / a surname

northeast

the northeast region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): 青森県 (Aomori-ken), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), 宮城県 (Miyagi-ken), 福島県 (Fukushima-ken), 山形県 (Yamagata-ken), 秋田県 (Akita-ken).

a type of administrative district, including 43 of the 47 prefectures of modern Japan, Chinese counties, French departments, etc.

district, province, area

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

earth, dirt / fabric, cloth / (game of Go) territory